High-Tech Scans Of Egyptian Mummies Reveal Tattoo Of Archangel Michael

via Ancient Origins

A team of scientists in London have carried out high-tech scanning on eight Egyptian mummies from the British Museum, uncovering fascinating information about them, including the revelation that one of the female mummies has a tattoo symbolising Archangel Michael on her inner thigh.

The eight mummies lived during different eras and came from different walks of life, from royalty to citizens living along the Nile. One of the mummies was only around two years of age when he died, while others lived to see their 50th birthday. The oldest mummy tested is more than 5,500 years old, while the most recent lived around 1,300 years ago.

The 1,300-year-old female mummy was different from the others in that her remains were found in Sudan and she had been naturally-preserved by the hot and arid environment. Her tattoo represents the symbol of the Archangel Michael, who features in both the Old and New Testaments, and who was the Patron Saint of Medieval Sudan.

This is pretty cool.  Not a bad tattoo asfar as symbols goes either.  The tattoo was found on her inner thigh.  A rather provocative spot don’t you think?  Or maybe she was hding it?  Who knows, none the less, more pieces of our past have been found.  Enjoy.